[AusNOG] Telstra IPv6 Wireless Enablement

Mon Aug 8 11:59:18 EST 2016

Absolutely brilliant!

Really glad to see this happening.

Narelle Clark

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Sunny Yeung <xevious60 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> just a small update to the phone settings below. noticed a typo.
>
> Also, please remember the APN name hasn't changed - the profile string is
> just there to help you identify between the different APNs to select. it is
> being done on our default APNs (under 'APN name'.)
>
>
> *Non-Mobile device:Dual-Stack*
> APN profile: telstra.internetDS
> APN name: telstra.internet
> APN type: default
> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>
>
> *Mobile device:*
>
> *select telstra.wap APN not any others*
> APN profile: telstra.wapv6
> APN name: telstra.wap
> APN type: default,supl
> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6 (you can set this to IPv6 only as well)
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>
> APN name: telstra.internet
> APN type: dun
> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>
> Sunny
>
> On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 at 22:47 Sunny Yeung <xevious60 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi AusNOGgers!
>>
>> As a first step in our transition to IPv6, Telstra is proud to announce
>> the availability of IPv6 to the general public on Telstra Wireless by the
>> end of August/early September 2016. This means when you attach your mobile
>> device to the Telstra network on Telstra.WAP or Telstra.Internet APNs,
>> depending on your device configuration, you will receive both an IPv4 and
>> IPv6 address from the network.
>>
>> Note that the enablement is currently targeted at post-paid services only.
>>
>> Some more official announcements will be provided over the next few weeks
>> so keep an eye out for more information.
>>
>> *Overview*
>>
>>    - IPv6 is a new internet protocol for the future. It contains a new
>>    addressing format for devices and applications to connect and communicate
>>    over the global internet.
>>    - Due to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses worldwide, Telstra is
>>    preparing our mobile customers by introducing IPv6 addresses for each
>>    service.
>>    - Telstra’s goal for activating IPv6 is to provide the same service
>>    as IPv4, but with a more modern protocol which will allow for future growth
>>    of the Internet, and support for future technologies such as IoT.
>>    - The Long Term strategy is to use IPv6 only for the entire network
>>    end-to-end.
>>    - IPv6 is live on the standard Telstra.WAP and Telstra.Internet APNs.
>>    Access to IPv6 requires further configuration on the user device, which
>>    Telstra will provide automatically at a later date.
>>
>> *How much does it cost?*
>>
>>    - It is available at the same cost as existing IPv4 services for all
>>    Telstra customers
>>
>> *Will IPv6 change the way I use the internet?*
>>
>>    - There is no direct change in usage experience.
>>    - Network administrators and IT professionals who manage network
>>    equipment and internet applications should start planning for using the new
>>    addressing structure so that their systems and applications are also
>>    accessible using IPv6 addresses.
>>    - As IPv4 will be in place for many years to come across the general
>>    internet, more advanced users may change to enable IPv6 at their own pace
>>    over the coming 2+ years.
>>
>> *How will I know if I am using IPv6 or have IPv6 available?*
>>
>>    - Depending on if you have a device with IPv6 enabled or not, one can
>>    visit ipv6.test-ipv6.com to test their IPv6 connection. This page
>>    will not load if one is not using IPv6.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ok now that we’ve gotten the fluffy stuff out of the way…
>>
>> *What you will experience over the next few months…*
>>
>> The enablement will be carried out over two phases. Phase 1 is really a
>> network function ready announcement and deployment for Dual-Stack support.
>> This means the network is ready to carry both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
>> Fundamentally there is no difference between the two APNs at this stage.
>> This is what we will be releasing by the end of August/early September.
>>
>> Phase 2 is where it will get interesting. We will begin enabling
>> Single-Stack IPv6 devices on Telstra.WAP, and maintaining devices that
>> attach to Telstra.internet as dual-stack. There are some good reasons for
>> this.
>>
>> 1.       Single-Stack IPv6 resolves some issues with private IPv4
>> address depletion. We will be doing this with 464XLAT+NAT64+DNS64 on
>> telstra.wap. This setting is primarily targeted at handsets and tablets. We
>> will be updating handsets and tablets that can support this with the
>> updated carrier settings via Maintenance updates in the very near future.
>> Almost all android handsets released over the last year by Telstra already
>> supports 464XLAT, and it just requires a carrier setting update :)
>>
>> 2.       Telstra.Internet is primarily used for dongles, BYOD tablets,
>> WIFI Modems and tethering etc. we have no idea what’s on the other end and
>> whether it supports IPv6. So we are leaving it alone as dual-stack for the
>> time being. This APN will continue to use our regular DNS with no
>> NAT64/DNS64 so single-stack IPv6 users beware on this APN!
>>
>> Technically single-stack is working today already on Telstra.wap, and we
>> are just ironing out some teething issues, but officially we are going to
>> be announcing Dual-Stack support first. The network has technically been
>> running with IPv6 enabled for about 3 years already, and if you didn’t
>> know, VoLTE is entirely IPv6 only.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Why is AusNOG hearing this now?*
>>
>> Apart from being a fantastic community forum, I feel it is important that
>> our technical community is aware of our changes first. As with all things
>> there will be teething problems when we launch. We have already identified
>> issues with IPv6 addressing interacting with some embedded wireless
>> adapters and Windows 8.1. (it just fails until the interface is reset). We
>> have done testing with certified Telstra equipment but we cannot possibly
>> test every application / OS. So far in our testing, the network appears to
>> be responding correctly to IPv4v6 requests, but we know that community
>> engagement will be important on launch to keep the IPv6 momentum going. The
>> last thing we want is to roll back to IPv4!
>>
>> To make sure we get a 2nd opinion, we have also engaged an external
>> organisation to help us test, and they have been helping us with testing
>> for a better part of one year already, and have reported minimal issues so
>> far. I want to take an opportunity to thank APNIC for their efforts, their
>> patience while we got everything up and running.
>>
>>
>> *I want to connect now!*
>> Go right ahead! just be warned official support is not yet available
>> until we officially launch in a few weeks. but i'll do my best to help.
>> First you need a Telstra post-paid service. You need to create a new APN in
>> your device and then save it and select it:
>>
>>
>> *Non-Mobile device:Dual-Stack*
>> APN profile: telstra.internetDS
>> APN name: telstra.internet
>> APN type: default
>> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
>> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>>
>>
>> *Mobile device:*
>>
>> *select telstra.wap APN not any others*
>> APN profile: telstra.wapv6
>> APN name: telstra.wap
>> APN type: default,supl
>> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6 (you can set this to IPv6 only as well)
>> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>>
>> APN name: telstra.internet
>> APN type: dun
>> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
>> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>>
>> *Contacting us*
>>
>> Telstra will be creating contact points in Crowdsupport, and a special
>> email address to which will be shared later where you can engage with our
>> engineering team directly when required. For the meantime, I am reachable
>> if you have any specific questions. We want to work with the community to
>> make this a smooth transition as much as possible.
>>
>>
>> Sunny Yeung
>>
>> sunny.yeung at team.telstra.com
>>
>>
>>
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